WordPress is a hugely popular content management system (CMS) and it powers nearly 30% of the world's websites. Unfortunately the sheer volume of websites also makes WordPress an attractive target for hackers. Their goals range from sheer boredom to monetary gain, e.g. by promoting their own products (usually pharmaceuticals or adult content) or redirecting a website to their own website.

How to prevent contact form spam

If you are like most website owners, you probably have a contact form somewhere on your website.

Unfortunately automated spam machines target contact forms and can submit dozens or even hundreds of bogus forms a day, making it very difficult to separate genuine enquiries from fake ones, and clogging up your inbox.